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OXFORDSHIRE.

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r e s id e n t s .

Sloane R e v. Jo h n L e d lie B .A . ( v ic a r ) ,
V ica rag e
Houlton H e n ry T h o m a s
T id d e m a n M iss

COM M ERCIAL.

E a rly c lo s in g d a y , T h u r s d a y .
Burfield R o b ert, K i n g ’s A r m s P .H

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ce n t,,. n o r th , a i f , f are tw o a lt a r to m b s of th e 13 th
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P o tt e r . T h e C o n g r e g a tio n a l ch a p e l w a s b u ilt in 1890;
th e old c h a p e l is no w u sed as a S u n d a y sc h o o l. T h e
t ru s te e s of th e la te Jo h n C o zen s esq. are t h e c h ie f la n d ­
o w n ers. T h e so il is c l a y ; su b so il, c la y e y . T h e c h ie f
c ro p s are w h ea t, b a r le y an d bean s, w it h a co n s id e ra b le
p o rtio n of p a s tu r e la n d .
T h e a re a is 1 ,1 7 9 a c r e s ;
a s se ss a b le v a lu e , ¿ 2 ,3 0 8 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as
314 in th e c i v i l a n d 334 in t h e e c c le s ia s t ic a l p a ris h .
P o s t, M . 0 . & T . O ffice ( le t t e r s sh o u ld h a v e O x o n
a d d e d ).— C e c il E . S m it h , s u b -p o s tm a s te r .
L e tte rs
a re d e liv e r e d a t 7 & 1 1 .5 5 a . m . ; d is p a t c h e d a t 9.50
a .m . A 8 p .m . ; S u n d a ys, 7 a .m . ; d is p a tc h e d 8 p .m
W a ll L e t t e r B o x , c o rn e r of S t o k e - T a lm a g e ro a d , c le a r e d
a t 8 .15 a .m . A 7.3 0 p .m . ; S u n d a y s, 7.3 0 p .m
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l, e s ta b lis h e d in 18 81, fo r 80 c h il d r e n ;
W illia m C h a r le s S h a w , m a s t e r ; M rs. E lle n S h a w ,
m is tr e s s
C a r r ie r .— R ic h a r d L a r n e r , to T h a m e , t u e s . t h u r s . & f r i

C o rn is h H e n ry , f a r m e r , M an o r fa rm G riffin E liz a b e th ( M r s .) , f a r m e r
C rim p A lb e r t , r e g is tr a r o f b ir th s A H u t t A r t h u r E d w in , f a r m e r
d e a th s, v a cc in a tio n o fficer fo r L e w k - L a r n e r R ic h a r d , b u tc h e r & c a r r ie r
no r s u b - d is t r ic t & r e lie v in g o ff ic e r 'L a t h a mUW.T. .hUI,
o m -a, si i i W
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D a n ie ls G e o r g e , c a rp e n te r
L in d a r s A lb e r t , c a r p e n t e r
E d g es T h o m as, farm er
L in g W illia m R . b u tc h e r
E e le s G e o rg e , b a k er
M u ss o n O w e n , g r o c e r
E e le s H a r r y , R e d L io n P .H
W a rd B e n ja m in , b la c k s m ith
G ib b o n s A r t h u r S id n e y , p a in te r
W itn e y F ie d e r i c k , fa r m e r
G ib b o n s J a m e s , g r o c e r
W itn e y J a m e s F r a n c is , S w a n h o te l,
G o s lin g T h o m a s , b a k e r
A a s s is t a n t o v e rse e r
G riffin E m m a n u e l, s a d d le r
B o u lto n M is s G e r tr u d e , T e w p a rk

G R E A T T E W is a p a ris h a n d a v e r y p r e t t y v il la g e in
an u n d u la tin g an d w e ll- v o o d e d c o u n tr y , a b o u t 4$ m ile s
south-east fro m H o o k N o rto n s ta tio n on th e B a n b u r y and
Cheltenham se ctio n , an d 7 n o rth -w e st fro m H e y fo rd statio n
on the O x fo rd and B a n b u r y se ctio n o f th e G re a t W estern
railway, 6 n o r th -e a s t fro m C h ip p in g N o rto n a n d 18
north-west fro m O x fo rd , in th e N o rth e rn d iv isio n o f th e
county, h u n d re d an d p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n of W oo tto n ,
anion and c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t of C h ip p in g N o rto n , r u r a l
deanery o f D e d d in g to n a n d a r c h d e a c o n ry a n d d io c e s e of
Oxford. T h e c h u r c h o f S t . M ic h a e l is an a n c ie n t s t r u c ­
ture, ch iefly in th e D e c o ra te d s t y le , s itu a te d in a
beautifully w o o d ed in c lo s u re , and co n s ists o f ch a n ce l,
clerestoried n av e o f fo u r b a y s , aisle s an d a l o ft y e m ­
battled w estern to w e r of P e r p e n d ic u la r d a te , co n ta in ­
ing 8 b ells of s ilv e r y ton e, m o s t ly th e g if t o f F ra n c is ,
son of S ir A n t h o n y K e c k , in 1709 ; b u t th e th ir d a n d fifth
were r e s p e c tiv e ly c a s t in 1785 a n d 1842 ; t h e y w ere
rehung in 1892 a t a c o s t o f ^ 8 0 : th e n a v e a rc a d e s are
Early E n g lis h , so a lso is th e p o rch , b u t th e so u th
doorway is N o r m a n : t h e to w e r, th e u p p e r p a rt o f w h ic h
is erp e n d icu la r, o pens to th e n a v e b y an e le g a n t and
lolty a r c h : th e c le r e s to r y an d fo n t are also of PeTpendicular d a te ; th e ch a n ce l re ta in s se d ilia and a p is cin a ,
and there are m u tila t e d piscin ae in th e aisle s : so m e of
«he benches are c a rv e d , a n d t h e r e is a sc reen in th e
north aisle : th e s ta in e d w e s t w in d o w is a m e m o ria l
» L u cy , first w ife of th e R e v . J o h n J am e s C a m p b e ll

of the lit» M S i

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c o m m e r c ia l.
L e e T h o m a s H e n ry , L o w e r fa r m
¡A d a m s E d m u n d F r a n k , s h o p k e e p e r
' S te—p hLe-n s E
^ d1w a r d , m il l e r
( w a te r ) ,
B ro a d C h a r le s , fa r m e r , T a y n to n farm
T a y n to n m ill
H e d g e s G e o rg e , c a rp e n te r
S te p h e n s W a lte r , f a r m e r , M a n o r f rm

T E T S W O R T H is a p a ris h a n d v illa g e s itu a te d p a rt ly
in a v a lle y , on t h e h ig h ro a d fro m L o n d o n t o O x fo r d , 4
miles so u th fro m T h a m e s ta tio n o n th e O x fo r d an d
W ycom be se c tio n o f th e G r e a t W e s te r n r a ilw a y , 13 fro m
W ycombe, a n d 12 s o u th - e a s t fro m O x fo rd , in th è S o u th e rn
division of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d , u n io n an d c o u n ty co u rt
d istrict o f T h a m e , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n of B u llin g d o n ,
rural d e a n e iy o f A s to n a n d a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io c e s e of
Oxford. T h e c h u rc h of S t . G ile s , r e b u ilt in 1855 on th e
site of th e o ld c h u r c h , is a s m a ll a n d p la in ed ifice o f sto n e,
but retain s a fe w N o rm a n fe a t u r e s , a n d co n s ists of
chancel, nave, so u th a isle a n d a to w e r a t th e s o u th ­
west a n g le , su rm o u n te d b y an o c ta g o n a l sp ire and
containing 6 b e lls : th e s o u th d o o rw a y is N o rm a n : th e re
are 422 s ittin g s . T h e r e g is te r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1604.
The liv in g is a v ic a r a g e , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 1 2 7 , w it h 2
acres of g le b e an d re s id e n ce , in th e g i f t of t h e P ea ch e
trustees, and h e ld sin ce 1899 b y t h e R e v . P e a rso n O w en

Fane S y d n e y A lg e r n o n , H a rle sfo rd ho
Graham M rs
Griffiths A rn o ld H a ro ld
Latham M rs. T h o m a s W illia m , H a r ­
lesford fa rm
Monk Jn. G o rd o n A r c h e r ,T h e L a u r e ls
Potter R e v. P ea rso n O w en (v ic a r) ,
V icarage
Rideout M rs. T h e L im e s
Steers W illia m P e t e r , F a lk la n d s

G R tA T T E W .

Williams Thom as Cyprian, Taynton hoiH o u lto n H arry, farm er, Upp^x
>er ia rm

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d ir e c t o r y . ]

in th is c h u rc h in 1885, to reco rd t h e b u ria l h e re of
L u c iu s C a r y , V is c o u n t F a lk la n d , w h o f e ll f ig h tin g on
t h e sid e of th e k in g a t t h e b a t tle o f N e w b u r y , 2 0 th S e p t.
1643, in th e t h ir t y - f o u r t h y e a r of h is a g e ; th e e x a c t s ite
of h is in te rm e n t is u n k n o w n , b u t th e f a c t is c e r tifie d b y
th e p a ris h r e g is te r s , as n o tice d b e lo w : th e c h u r c h
affo rd s 400 s itt in g s .
T h e r e g i s t e r d a te s fro m th e y e a r
1606 a n d h a s t h is e n t r y : “ 2 3 th d a y of S e p te m b e r , 1643,
the R ig h t H o n b le. S r L u c iu s C a r v , k n ig h t , L o r d V is ­
co u n t of F a lk la n d a n d lo rd of t h e m a n o r o f G r e a t T e w ,
w as b u rie d t h e r e ; ” h is w ife L e t t ic e , d a u g h t e r o f S ir
R ic h a rd M o riso n , o f T o o le y P a r k , L e ic e s te r s h ir e , w as
also in t e r r e d h e re in F e b . 1646. T h e l iv in g is a v ic a r a g e ,
n e t y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 1 7 1 , w it h re s id e n c e , in th e g if t
of M is s B o u lto n , a n d h e ld sin c e 1895 b y t h e R e v
J o h n P h ilip M a lle s o n M .A . o f T r in i t y C o lle g e , C a m b r id g e ; th e v ic a r a g e b o u s e b e a r s on one s id e th e d a te
1696. T h e p o o r's sto c k , a m o u n tin g to 17s. 4d y e a r ly
is d is tr ib u t e d a t C h r is tm a s in b re a d . T h e r e is also an
a n n u a l s u m of ¿ 3 16s. fo r th e v ic a r . T h e “ G r e a t T e w
C h a r it y ” p r o v id e s ¿ 2 9 a n n u a lly fo r th e v ic a r and
¿ 1 1 12 s. fo r th e G r e a t T e w E d u c a t io n a l F o u n d a tio n
fo r a n ig h t sch o o l o r t h e lik e . V a r io u s R o m a n r e ­
m a in s w ere d is c o v e re d on B e a c o n sfie ld f a r m , in t h is
p a ris h , in 1810, 18 17 a n d 1827, c o m p ris in g a t e s s e la te d
p a v e m e n t a n d a n u m b e r of co in s. T e w P a r k is th e
s e a t of M is s G e r t r u d e B o u lt o n , la d v of th e m a n o r a n d
so le la n d o w n e r. T h e h o u se in w h ic h F a lk la n d liv e d
w a s d e stro y e d in 1790, b u t th e g a r d e n s r e m a i n : t h e
p re s e n t m a n sio n sta n d s in a p ic tu r e s q u e a n d w e lltim b e r e d p a rk o f 120 a c r e s . T h e so il is o o lite , l im e ­
sto n e an d c l a y ; s u b s o il, t h e sa m e. T h e c h ie f cro p s
a re w h e a t, b a r le y , b ea n s, p ea s, ro o ts a n d o ats
The
a re a is 3,002 a c re s of la n d a n d 5 of w a t e r ; r a t e a b le
v a lu e , ¿ 2 ,5 6 7 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 1 9 11 w a s 360.
S e x to n , W illia m G ib b a r d .
P o s t, T .. T e le p h o n e C a ll A T e le p h o n ic E x p r e s s D el iv e r v O ffice ( fo r p la c e s w it h in a lim it e d d is ta n c e ) .—
M iss F lo re n c e C . C h e d z e y , s u b -p o s t m is tr e s s . L e tt e r s
t h r o u g h E n s to n e , O x o n , a r r iv e a t 7 a .m . A 3.55 p .m . ;
d is p a tc h e d a t 9 -4 ° a .m . A 6 .45 p .m . ; no d e liv e r y on
Su n d a y
L e t t e r B o x , n e a r t h e V ic a r a g e , c le a r e d a t 9 .45 a .m . &
6.50 p .m . w e e k d a y s o n ly
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , o p en e d in 18 5 1, fo r 95 c h il­
d ren ; C le m e n t D a l? L e g g e , m a s te r
C a r r ie r .— H u b e r t K e a l, to C h ip p in g N o rto n , w e d . ; B a n ­
b u ry , m on. t h u r s . A sa t

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C o les O s c a r T h o s. fa r m e r , P a r k fa re
B u r g e s s F lo re n c e ( M r s .) , b la c k s m ith E v a n s W a lt e r H . f a r m e r , B e aco n s
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G r e g o r y T h o m a s , sh o p k e e p e r
C la c k H a rry , F a lk la n d A r m s P .H
G r e g o r y W a lt e r P e r c iv a l, fa r m e r